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Original text from hospital filings
HC LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST
Low
$1
Average
$660
Median
$449
High
$14.3k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | Public Hospital Dis No 1 Skagit dba Skagit Valley Hospital Vernon, WA | $320 | $492 | $324 | 66% | 1,191–1,200 | $164 – $3.5k |
| 2 | St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti, MI | $199 | $238 | $130 | 54% | 802–1,063 | $133 – $4.6k |
| 3 | Mercy Hospital Rogers dba Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Vista, AR | $432 | $437 | $312 | 71% | 696 | $106 – $1.5k |
| 4 | The Mercy Hospital Inc Springfield, MA | $195 | $181 | $132 | 73% | 571–859 | $45 – $2.4k |
| 5 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR | $432 | $456 | $296 | 65% | 556 | $106 – $1.5k |
| 6 | Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Smith, AR | $432 | $456 | $296 | 65% | 556 | $106 – $1.5k |
| 7 | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Raleigh, NC | $235 | $237 | $6 | 3% | 476 | $171 – $3.2k |
| 8 | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Durham, NC | $235 | $237 | $6 | 3% | 476 | $171 – $3.2k |
| 9 | St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital | Trinity Health Medical Center - Brighton Brighton, MI | $199 | $243 | $147 | 60% | 465–681 | $133 – $4.6k |
| 10 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO | $235 | $772 | $588 | 76% | 462–471 | $234 – $2.3k |
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